FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN) Expected to Announce Earnings of $0.63 Per Share

Equities research analysts expect FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) to report earnings of $0.63 per share for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks. Two analysts have made estimates for FTI Consulting’s earnings, with estimates ranging from $0.62 to $0.63. FTI Consulting posted earnings per share of $0.40 during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year-over-year growth rate of 57.5%. The business is expected to announce its next quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 26th.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that FTI Consulting will report full-year earnings of $2.65 per share for the current financial year. For the next year, analysts expect that the business will report earnings of $2.89 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $2.81 to $2.97. Zacks’ EPS averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that that provide coverage for FTI Consulting.

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FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 26th. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.42. The company had revenue of $497.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $456.68 million. FTI Consulting had a net margin of 7.15% and a return on equity of 9.85%. FTI Consulting’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS.

FCN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. ValuEngine cut shares of FTI Consulting from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 2nd. Sidoti raised shares of FTI Consulting from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 10th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of FTI Consulting from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. FTI Consulting presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.00.

In related news, Director Brenda J. Bacon sold 15,966 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.94, for a total value of $1,004,900.04. Following the transaction, the director now owns 38,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,403,615.66. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in FTI Consulting by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,163,032 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $56,303,000 after buying an additional 6,772 shares during the last quarter. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in FTI Consulting by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. now owns 349,937 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $16,941,000 after buying an additional 6,825 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in FTI Consulting by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 292,725 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,171,000 after buying an additional 2,556 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its stake in FTI Consulting by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 285,829 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $12,279,000 after buying an additional 21,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in FTI Consulting by 121.0% in the 1st quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 170,400 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,249,000 after buying an additional 93,300 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.34% of the company’s stock.

Shares of FCN stock traded down $0.71 on Friday, reaching $66.73. The stock had a trading volume of 230,300 shares, compared to its average volume of 292,511. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 2.38. The stock has a market cap of $2.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.86 and a beta of 0.10. FTI Consulting has a 12 month low of $31.65 and a 12 month high of $69.25.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company's Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment provides turnaround and restructuring, business transformation, interim management, valuation and financial advisory, transaction, dispute advisory, and tax services, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and M&A integration services.

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AT&T adds three cities to mobile 5G plan

Lightning-fast 5G service may soon be within your reach.�

As part of its plan to bring speedy mobile 5G service to a dozen cities this year, AT&T announced Friday the names of three of those locations,�Charlotte, Raleigh and Oklahoma City. The trio joins the previously announced cities that AT&T says will have access to its 5G network in 2018,Dallas, Atlanta and Waco.�

In a statement, AT&T said that the company is deliberately targeting a mix of mid-size and large cities, stating that all Americans should be able to use better connectivity "to avoid a new digital divide."

"5G will be more than just a better network," AT&T technology and operations president Melissa Arnoldi said. "We believe 5G will ultimately create a world of new economic opportunity, greater mobility, and smarter connectivity for individuals, businesses and society as a whole.��

5G service is seen as the necessary step to power a new class of technology such as self-driving cars and streaming virtual reality as well as faster smartphones. AT&T has been competing with rival Verizon Wireless to bring the next generation service to consumers. Verizon is launching its own limited 5G mobile rollout this year.

T-Mobile is planning to build out 5G in 30 cities next year. The company it hopes to merge with, Sprint, is also eyeing a 2018 5G launch.

Initial 5G installments will be rolled out through "fixed wireless" service, which is essentially a broadband alternative. �Most�5G capable phones are expected to come next year, though some handsets could show up before the end of 2018.

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What to Do When a Freelance Client Won't Pay

Being a freelancer certainly has its perks. You get to be your own boss, set your own hours, and work on the things that interest you the most. But there's a downside to being a freelancer, and it's the lack of a reliable income. Even if you manage to get your fair share of clients, you may come to find that getting them to pay you is easier said than done. And, if you're like most freelancers, you'll probably encounter a scenario in which a client attempts to stiff you altogether.

If you've performed work for a freelance client who won't pay, you might think you have no choice but to write off that invoice and forgo the income you were counting on. But before you resign yourself to that fate, try these tactics instead.

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1. Be persistent

Some clients will try to get out of paying by simply ignoring your invoices, emails, and calls. And if you back down, they'll get away with doing just that. So don't back down. Take a minute or two each week to contact your delinquent client asking for your money. It pays to toggle between email and voice mail so that your presence is harder for your client to ignore. If that client comes to realize that you're not giving up so easily, he or she might concede and send in that payment to avoid having to hear from you again.

2. Write a threatening letter

It's one thing for you to leave a client a voicemail asking for your money, but it's another thing to make a formal demand in writing. If you do the latter, that client is more likely to take you seriously, so invest a few extra minutes into composing a message that's clear and to the point. Summarize the work that you did, document your attempts to collect the money you're due, and give your client a final date by which to remit payment before you see about taking legal action. (Whether you actually choose to take legal action will depend on the amount of money at stake. If it's a smaller sum, it's probably not worth hiring an attorney or going to court, but that doesn't mean you can't threaten to do so.)

Furthermore, send that letter by certified, return receipt mail so that you can be sure it arrived at its destination. This way, if you do decide to take legal action, there's proof that it reached its intended recipient.

3. Change your billing practices

Once you've experienced the sting of not getting paid, the last thing you want is for it to happen again. So don't let it. To avoid a repeat incident, change your billing practices so that you start getting money for projects along the way, as opposed to waiting until after you've already finished and submitted the work. You might, for example, decide that you're going to require clients to submit one-third of their project total up front, one-third at the midway point, and the final third after the job is complete. This way, if someone aims to stiff you again, you won't be looking at a total loss.

Of course, if you have a group of established clients with a strong history of paying you on time, there's no need to subject them to these new requirements. But it pays to go this route with clients you've never worked with before. And if they question it, explain that you're reeling from a job you didn't get paid for, and that this is what you need to do to protect yourself. Chances are, they'll understand.

As a freelancer, there's perhaps nothing more frustrating or upsetting than having a client who won't pay. If you land in this unfortunate situation, don't give up without a fight. Just as importantly, take steps to cover your bases going forward so that it doesn't end up happening again.

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In the week ended June 1, 2018, the number of land rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 861, up by two compared to the previous week and 128 higher than a total of 733 a year ago. Including 197 other land rigs drilling for natural gas and two listed as miscellaneous, there are a total of 1,060 working rigs in the country, up by one, week over week, and 144 more than a year ago. The data come from the latest Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count released on Friday afternoon.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil for July delivery settled at $67.04 a barrel on Thursday and traded down about 0.9% Friday afternoon at $66.45 shortly before regular trading closes. Brent crude for August delivery traded at $77.08 a barrel.

The natural gas rig count fell by one to 197 this week. The count for natural gas rigs is now up by 15, year over year. Natural gas for July delivery traded up about 0.1%, at around $2.96 per million BTUs, up about a penny compared to last Friday.

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  Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) major shareholder Clinic Carilion sold 6,100 shares of Luna Innovations stock in a transaction on Friday, May 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.41, for a total transaction of $20,801.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 2,054,385 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,005,452.85. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

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AAR Corp. (AIR) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.08

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 10th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 20th will be paid a dividend of 0.075 per share by the aerospace company on Tuesday, July 31st. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.62%.

AAR has a payout ratio of 16.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect AAR to earn $2.74 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.30 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 10.9%.

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Shares of AIR traded up $0.46 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $48.55. 635,067 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 241,483. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.64 billion, a PE ratio of 33.26 and a beta of 1.26. AAR has a fifty-two week low of $34.25 and a fifty-two week high of $49.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 2.86.

AIR has been the topic of several research reports. Noble Financial reissued a “buy” rating on shares of AAR in a research report on Thursday, March 22nd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of AAR from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 30th. Credit Suisse Group raised their target price on shares of AAR to $51.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 22nd. Finally, TheStreet raised shares of AAR from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

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Domo's IPO Could Doom Eager Investors

Domo (NASDAQ:DOMO) went public on June 29, and the cloud analytics software firm got off to a bumpy start. After debuting at $21 per share, the stock opened at $23.80, dipped to $22, then finished the first trading day at $27.30 for a 30% gain.

However, Domo subsequently stumbled back below $22, as ongoing concerns about trade tensions pummeled the broader market. Does this pullback represent a buying opportunity? Or does it indicate that Domo could face tough headwinds in the near future?

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What does Domo do?

Domo's cloud-based OS�lets CEOs manage their entire companies from their smartphones with access to real-time data and business management tools. It also provides employees with real-time analytics tools for business decisions. Domo's founder and CEO Josh James previously founded Omniture, an online marketing and analytics firm that Adobe�acquired for $1.8 billion.

Domo claims that its platform "digitally connects all the people, data and systems in an organization." It also states that its cloud-powered technology helps "customers in the aggregate" query "between 100 to 200 trillion rows" of uncached queries per day.

Its expanding ecosystem includes its Mr. Roboto AI platform, its Buzz collaboration and productivity suite, its Adrenaline data warehouse, and various data visualization tools. Its DomoBots "connectors," Fusion data transformation engine, and Domo Appstore let developers integrate other apps into its platform.

Domo serves over 1,500 organizations, including 385 larger "enterprise" customers, which account for nearly half of Domo's revenue. Domo claims that by the end of last year, its 20 largest customers had "increased their investment in our platform by approximately nine times compared to their initial subscription" -- indicating that it has plenty of room for cross-selling services.

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Domo's competitors include Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which integrates collaboration and productivity software into its cloud services, Tableau (NYSE:DATA), which offers data visualization and business analytics tools, and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), which provides a wide range of cloud services for businesses.

Spotting Domo's problems

Domo's revenue rose 46% to $108.5 million last year. However, its revenue only grew 32% to $31.9 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, indicating that its sales growth was decelerating.

Between the first quarter's of 2018 and 2019, Domo's gross margin expanded from 59% to 64%. That figure sounds impressive, but it's significantly lower than Tableau or Salesforce's margins. Domo's margins are actually closer to Microsoft's margins, which aren't directly comparable since much of Microsoft's revenue still comes from non-cloud businesses.

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Domo's operating expenses also gobbled up 199% of its revenues last quarter. That was an improvement from 257% a year earlier, but it still kept its bottom line deep in the red. Its net loss narrowed from $183.1 million in 2017 to $176.6 million in 2018, but it still posted a net loss of $45.5 million during the first quarter.

In its S-1 filing, Domo warns that it will "incur losses for the foreseeable future." Decelerating sales growth, tough competition from tech giants, and widening losses indicate that it will quickly burn through the $193 million it raised from�its IPO. The company even warns that it could hit a cash crunch by August.�Therefore, investors should brace for an inevitable secondary offering.

Domo investors should also realize that they can only buy Class B shares. The Class A shares are completely owned by Josh James, which gives the CEO an 86% voting stake in the company. This dual class system, which is becoming increasingly common in tech IPOs, prevents investors from gaining any control over the company's future. Moreover, there are unanswered questions about James directing business from other companies he owns back to Domo, which may have obfuscated the company's "real" revenue growth.

The stock isn't as cheap as it looks

As of this writing, Domo has a market cap of about $593 million. This means that it trades at just over five times last year's sales. Assuming that its sales rise 30% this year, it would be trading at four times this year's sales.

That makes it "cheaper" than Tableau, Salesforce, and Microsoft, which all trade at about seven to eight times this year's sales. However, Domo trades at discounts to those three companies because investors noticed some major problems with its business.

The cloud software market is tough for smaller players due to high expenses related to infrastructure and marketing, as well as tough price competition from bigger rivals. Domo's core business sounds interesting, but it's something we've seen Tableau, Salesforce, and Microsoft already do. Therefore, I'd steer clear of Domo unless it can present meaningful ways to counter those rivals and narrow its losses.

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Hot Casino Stocks For 2019: Lincoln National Corporation(LNC)

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Recon Technology (RCON) Given News Impact Score of 0.27

Media coverage about Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON) has been trending positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Recon Technology earned a media sentiment score of 0.27 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the oil and gas company an impact score of 44.9374991541436 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

Recon Technology traded up $0.13, hitting $1.55, during midday trading on Tuesday, according to MarketBeat.com. 1,491,100 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 850,115. Recon Technology has a 1-year low of $0.64 and a 1-year high of $5.36. The company has a quick ratio of 4.30, a current ratio of 4.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

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Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 15th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.64 million for the quarter. Recon Technology had a negative return on equity of 47.79% and a negative net margin of 48.08%.

Separately, Maxim Group initiated coverage on Recon Technology in a report on Tuesday, June 12th. They set a “buy” rating and a $2.50 target price on the stock.

About Recon Technology

Recon Technology, Ltd. provides hardware, software, and on-site services to companies in the petroleum mining and extraction industry in the People's Republic of China. The company offers equipment, tools, and other hardware related to oilfield production and management; and develops and sells industrial automation control and information solutions.

Stephen E. Budorick Buys 526 Shares of Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC) Stock

Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) CEO Stephen E. Budorick bought 526 shares of Corporate Office Properties Trust stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $28.34 per share, for a total transaction of $14,906.84. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 105,368 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,986,129.12. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Shares of OFC stock opened at $29.06 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 1.88. The company has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.32, a P/E/G ratio of 6.95 and a beta of 0.67. Corporate Office Properties Trust has a 52 week low of $24.55 and a 52 week high of $35.65.

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Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.32). The company had revenue of $155.48 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.72 million. Corporate Office Properties Trust had a return on equity of 4.49% and a net margin of 10.48%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. analysts forecast that Corporate Office Properties Trust will post 2.01 EPS for the current year.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 28th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.79%. Corporate Office Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.19%.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Corporate Office Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Co assumed coverage on shares of Corporate Office Properties Trust in a research report on Friday, April 20th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $29.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Corporate Office Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.50.

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. First Mercantile Trust Co. raised its holdings in Corporate Office Properties Trust by 31.9% during the 1st quarter. First Mercantile Trust Co. now owns 7,616 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $197,000 after buying an additional 1,840 shares during the period. Federated Investors Inc. PA raised its holdings in Corporate Office Properties Trust by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Federated Investors Inc. PA now owns 43,716 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,129,000 after buying an additional 1,939 shares during the period. Eaton Vance Management raised its holdings in Corporate Office Properties Trust by 17.9% during the 1st quarter. Eaton Vance Management now owns 12,849 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $332,000 after buying an additional 1,947 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in Corporate Office Properties Trust by 20.8% during the 1st quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 12,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $331,000 after buying an additional 2,200 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Corporate Office Properties Trust by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 254,999 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,446,000 after buying an additional 2,805 shares during the period.

About Corporate Office Properties Trust

COPT is a REIT that owns, manages, leases, develops and selectively acquires office and data center properties in locations that support the United States Government and its contractors, most of whom are engaged in national security, defense and information technology (?IT?) related activities servicing what it believes are growing, durable, priority missions (?Defense/IT Locations?).